Social Statistics and Ethnic Diversity : : Cross-National Perspectives in Classifications and Identity Politics.

• Superior document: IMISCOE Research Series
• Author: Simon, Patrick.
• TeilnehmendeR: Piché, Victor.; Gagnon, Amélie A.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2015.; ©2015.
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: IMISCOE Research Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (241 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Chapter 1: The Making of Racial and Ethnic Categories: Official Statistics Reconsidered -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Comparative Accounts of Ethnic Statistics -- 1.3 Enumeration and Identity Politics -- 1.4 Measurement Issues and Competing Claims -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- Part I: Comparative Accounts of Ethnic Statistics -- Chapter 2: Ethnic Classification in Global Perspective: A Cross-National Survey of the 2000 Census Round -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Classification by Ethnicity -- 2.3 Data and Methodology -- 2.4 Findings -- 2.4.1 Frequency of Ethnic Enumeration -- 2.4.2 Census Ethnicity Questions -- 2.4.2.1 Terminology and Geographic Distribution -- 2.4.2.2 The Language of Census Ethnicity Questions: The Subjectivity of Identity -- 2.4.3 Answering the Ethnicity Question -- 2.4.3.1 Response Formats -- 2.4.3.2 Response Options -- 2.5 Conclusions -- 2.5.1 Summary of Findings -- 2.5.2 Evaluating Ethnic Enumeration -- Appendix: Countries Included in Regional Groupings -- References -- Chapter 3: 'Inside Out': The Politics of Enumerating the Nation by Ethnicity -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Politics of Classifying and Counting by Ethnicity -- 3.3 Factors Internal to States That Affect Ethnic Enumeration -- 3.3.1 Ethnic Group Relations -- 3.3.2 Immigration -- 3.3.3 Post-colonial Sovereignty -- 3.3.4 Resources -- 3.4 Factors External to States That Affect Ethnic Enumeration -- 3.5 Data and Method -- 3.5.1 Variables -- 3.6 Results -- 3.7 Discussion -- References -- Part II: Enumeration and Identity Politics -- Chapter 4: The Choice of Ignorance: The Debate on Ethnic and Racial Statistics in France -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The Categories of Public Statistics -- 4.3 The Controversies on 'Ethnic Statistics' -- 4.4 The Search for Alternatives: Replacements and Placebos -- 4.5 Antidiscrimination as a New Political Frame.

References -- Chapter 5: Ethnic and Linguistic Categories in Quebec: Counting to Survive -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Ethnic Categories and Survival: 1860-1960 -- 5.3 Ethnic and Language Categories in the Context of Catching-up: 1960-1990 -- 5.4 Since 1990: Civic or Ethnic Nationalism? -- 5.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Brazilian Ethnoracial Classification and Affirmative Action Policies: Where Are We and Where Do We Go? -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The Racial Classification -- 6.3 Studies on Racial Inequalities -- 6.4 What Surveys Say -- 6.4.1 Polysemy and Ambiguity of the Brown Category -- 6.4.2 Racial Classification: Its Relational Nature -- 6.5 Critical Perspective -- 6.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7: The Ethnic Question: Census Politics in Great Britain -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Not Counting in the Name of Multiculturalism: Census Politics in the 1970s and 1980s -- 7.3 Counting to Justify Positive Action: The 1991 Census -- 7.4 Counting in the Name of Multiculturalism: The 2001 Census -- 7.5 Conclusion -- Appendices -- Appendix 7.1: 1991 Census -- Appendix 7.2: 2001 Census -- References -- Part III: Measurement Issues and Competing Claims -- Chapter 8: Counting Ethnicity in Malaysia: The Complexity of Measuring Diversity -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Ethnic Diversity in Malaysia -- 8.3 The Measurement of Ethnicity in the Census -- 8.4 Measurement of Ethnicity for Other Purposes -- 8.5 Concluding Remarks -- Appendices -- Appendix 8.1: Characteristics of Ethnic Classifications in Various Censuses, Malaysia -- Appendix 8.2: Constitution of Malaysia: Definitions of Ethnicity -- Article 160 -- Article 161 -- Appendix 8.3: Areas in Which Special Privileges May be Provided -- Article 153 of the Constitution -- References -- Chapter 9: The Growth of Ethnic Minorities in Uruguay: Ethnic Renewal or Measurement Problems? -- 9.1 Introduction.

9.2 Ethnic and Race Relations in Uruguay -- 9.3 Ethnic and Racial Identifications According to the Encuesta Continua de Hogares -- 9.3.1 The ECH of 1996-1997 -- 9.3.2 The ENHA of 2006 -- 9.4 Comparing the Household Surveys of 1996 and 2006: Changes and Continuities -- 9.5 Searching for Explanations: Ethnic Revival, or Measurement Problems? -- 9.5.1 Questionnaire Design and Wording Effects -- 9.5.2 The Revitalization of Racial and Ethnic Roots in Uruguay -- 9.6 Discussion: Racial Inequality and Racial Classification -- References -- Chapter 10: The Objective Approaches of Ethnic Origins in Belgium: Methodological Alternatives and Statistical Implications -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Nationality-Based Statistics Assessment and Contemporary Issues -- 10.2.1 The Paradox of Foreigners' Demography: More Immigration, Fewer Foreigners -- 10.2.2 Statistical Analysis and Reverse Conclusions -- 10.2.3 A Necessary Reflection on the Analysis Categories -- 10.3 Possible Alternative Definitions for Immigration Populations -- 10.3.1 Foreign Examples -- 10.3.2 Operationalization Limitations in Belgium -- 10.3.2.1 Statutory Bans -- 10.3.2.2 Ethical Ethnic Statistics? -- 10.3.3 Data Availability and Accessibility -- 10.4 Alternative Statistics and the Impacts of the Definitions -- 10.4.1 Development and Criticism of Statistics on Nationality at Birth -- 10.4.2 Emergence of the First Estimations Based on Parent Characteristics -- 10.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: Social Inequalities and Indigenous Populations in Mexico: A Plural Approach -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Indigenous Individuals and Households: Possible Definitions -- 11.2.1 Three Separate Criteria: Speakers, Mono- or Bilingualism and Self-Identified Ethnicity -- 11.2.2 Household Structure and Collective Identity: A Criterion of Linguistic and Ethnic Homogeneity.

11.2.3 Population Size: A Statistical Partition of the Indigenous World -- 11.3 Indigenous Specificity and Heterogeneity: Multivariate Analysis of Household Characteristics -- 11.3.1 A Strong Relationship Between Social Position and Ethno-Linguistic Characteristics -- 11.3.2 Social Differentiation, Economic Geography and Segregation of Ethnic Groups -- 11.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Fuzzy Definitions and Demographic Explosion of Aboriginal Populations in Canada from 1986 to 2006 -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Fuzzy Definitions -- 12.3 Demographic Explosion -- 12.4 Ethnic Mobility -- 12.5 Concluding Remarks -- References.